Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is the lead agency for investigating violations of federal civil rights laws…and we take that responsibility seriously. Why? Because as Director Mueller has
said, "When just one of us loses just one of our rights, then the freedoms of all of us are diminished." Find out here how we aggressively investigate and work to prevent hate crime, color of law
abuses, human trafficking, and freedom of access to clinic entrances violations—the four top priorities of our civil rights program. And learn how you can report suspected abuses and obtain
assistance if you have been victimized.Read more

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DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW

Summary:

Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege
protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

For the purpose of Section 242, acts under "color of law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the their lawful authority, but also
acts done beyond the bounds of that official's lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons
acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health
facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national
origin of the victim.

The offense is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury,
if any.

Judge Cook falsified contempt order

5. Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, November 1, 2010, Judge Martha J. Cook ordered Gillespie removed from the hearing on Defendants’ Motion for an Order of Contempt and Writ of Bodily Attachment, thenfalsified the Order stating Gillespie voluntarily left the hearing and did not return11-01-2010, AFFIDAVIT of NJG, Judge Cook[...]Adobe Acrobat document [1.8 MB]

Judge Cook’s Conflict of Interest on Disability Issues

Judge Cook has a conflict on disability matters and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because her daughter is disabled and Judge Cook seeks publicity about
the disability and is emotional about the disability.

Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3E, Disqualification

Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3E, Disqualification (1) A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might
reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to instances where: (a) the judge has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party (relevant portion).

Judge Cook is biased on matters of disability. Judge Cook is emotional on matters of disability because daughter Hilary Sedgeman is disabled. This information is
public knowledge and Judge Cook seeks publicity about her daughter’s disability. In a St. Petersburg Times story May 13, 2009 reporting on Hilary Sedgeman’s disability, the Times wrote "Her mother,
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Martha Cook, fought back tears as Sedgeman told thestory." (Exhibit B). Another story published April 12, 2001, Birthing Bad
Legislation (Exhibit C) wrote "Martha Cook-Sedgeman, chokes up with happiness as she describes her daughter" Hilary who was born two months premature. Her birth mother exited when Hilary was 1 day
old. There were clearly problems at birth, which would become apparent later as a 70 percent loss of hearing. The Sedgemans, who had arranged to adopt Hilary before her birth, had to guarantee an
unexpected $100,000 in medical bills. "The costs were staggering," Martha recalls.

9. Dr. Huffer says misinformation by the court triggers symptoms of Legal Abuse Syndrome. The psychic injury is a barrier to due process because your body may be present in court
but your mind is not, and that is a violation of civil rights and the ADA.

10. Judge Cook is knowingly and willfully harming Gillespie through a confusion technique. Judge Cook is doing this to help Mr. Rodems and Barker, Rodems & Cook prevail over
Gillespie in the lawsuit over which she presides. Judge Cook knowingly introduced false information into the court record and other such as a coercive technique used to induce psychological confusion
and regression in Gillespie by bringing a superior outside force to bear on his will to resist or to provoke a reaction in Gillespie. The CIA manual on torture techniques, the KUBARK manual, calls
this the Alice in Wonderland or confusion technique.

11. A letter from Dr. Huffer in support of Gillespie is attached to this motion to disqualify. (Exhibit 3). The letter shows that Gillespie has been subjected to ongoing denial of
his accommodations and exploitation of his disabilities. Dr. Huffer wrote:

"As the litigation has proceeded, Mr. Gillespie is routinely denied participatory and testimonial access to the court. He is discriminated against in the most brutal ways possible. He is ridiculed by
the opposition, accused of malingering by the Judge and now, with no accommodations approved or in place, Mr. Gillespie is threatened with arrest if he does not succumb to a deposition. This is like
threatening to arrest a paraplegic if he does not show up at a deposition leaving his wheelchair behind. This is precedent setting in my experience. I intend to ask for DOJ guidance on this matter."
(Dr. Huffer, October 28, 2010, paragraph 2)

12. In support of and accompanying this motion is Plaintiff’s Notice of Filing Affidavits, the Affidavits of Neil J. Gillespie showing that Judge Martha J. Cook is prejudiced
against Gillespie. See the affidavits listed above.

FBI: "Color of Law" deprivation of rights - 18 U.S.C. 242

U.S. law enforcement officers and other officials like judges, prosecutors, and security guards have been given tremendous power by local, state, and federal
government agencies—authority they must have to enforce the law and ensure justice in our country. These powers include the authority to detain and arrest suspects, to search and seize property, to
bring criminal charges, to make rulings in court, and to use deadly force in certain situations.

Preventing abuse of this authority, however, is equally necessary to the health of our nation’s democracy. That’s why it’s a federal crime for anyone acting under "color
of law" willfully to deprive or conspire to deprive a person of a right protected by the Constitution or U.S. law. "Color of law" simply means that the person is using authority given to him or her
by a local, state, or federal government agency.

The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating color of law abuses, which include acts carried out by government officials operating both within and beyond the
limits of their lawful authority. Off-duty conduct may be covered if the perpetrator asserted his or her official status in some way.Read more﻿

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO)Commander of the Court Operations Division

Major James Livingston has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2006 and serves as the Commander of the Court Operations Division. The Division is responsible for all
aspects of security at the Courthouse Complex, which includes the Edgecomb Courthouse, the Courthouse Annex, the County Center, the State Attorney's Office Building, and the Public Defender's Office
Building. The Division also includes the Civil Process Section which serves approximately 150,000 court-related documents each year.

Major Livingston came to the Sheriff's Office from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he retired as a Supervisory Special Agent after a 22-year career. He
has over 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field, having served as a juvenile probation officer prior to joining the FBI. He is originally from Memphis, Tennessee where he earned a Law
Degree in 1983 and a Bachelor's Degree with honors in Criminal Justice in 1977, both from the University of Memphis.Read more﻿

Request for Investigation of Judge Cook, follow-up

(by email, February 2, 2011)

Major Livingston:

This is a follow-up to my email of January 31, 2011 requesting an investigation of Judge Martha Cook.

Judge Cook’s misconduct September 28, 2010 was not an isolated incident. September 27, 2010 I provided Colonel Previtera my affidavit that Judge Cook created a false
record of events surrounding a panic attack July 12, 2010. (copy attached). October 7, 2010 I asked Colonel Previtera about Judge Cook’s wrongdoing and what action would be taken. Colonel Previtera
did not respond. I provided you copies of the communication.﻿

In yet another instance, Judge Cook created a false record in her order dated July 22, 2010. The order benefited opposing counsel by unlawfully creating a false
record of Judge Nielsen’s order of May 12, 2006. Judge Nielsen's order allowed reconsideration of disqualification of Mr. Rodems on the basis that he was a witness. Judge Cook issued a new order that
created a false record of Judge Nielsen's ruling to benefit Mr. Rodems. See my affidavit of October 28, 2010, attached as exhibit 2. It shows Judge Cook falsified a record in violation of section
839.13(1), Florida Statutes, engaged in official misconduct in violation of section 838.022, Florida Statutes, and mislead a public servant, the Clerk of the Court, in the performance of her official
duty in violation of section 837.06, Florida Statutes.

Circuit Court Judges are given tremendous power which they must have to enforce the law and ensure justice in Florida. Preventing abuse of this authority, however, is
equally necessary to the health of Florida’s democracy. Judge Cook willfully deprived me of rights protected by law.﻿

Major Livingston, you are uniquely qualified to know and understand Judge Cook’s violation of Florida Statutes under the color of law. You earned degrees in law and
criminal justice, and served as a Supervisory Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a 22-year career. When will Judge Cook be held accountable?

Request for Investigation of Judge Martha J. Cook

(by email, January 31, 2011, PDF below)

Major Livingston:

This is in response to your letter of January 12, 2011 that confirmed my assertion that Judge Cook ordered me removed from the courtroom September 28, 2010, and that I
did not leave voluntarily. Your letter is evidence that Judge Cook falsified a record when she wrote that I voluntarily left the hearing in her contempt order dated September 30, 2010. Attached you
will find my affidavit of November 1, 2010, exhibit 5, swearing to the foregoing. Judge Cook falsified a record in violation of Florida Statutes, section 839.13(1) as set forth in my
affidavit.

As for the timing and circumstances under which Judge Cook ordered me removed, I take issue with the following. You wrote that "[I] made contact with Deputy Christopher
E. Brown concerning your request for an explanation regarding why he escorted you out of the courthouse on September 28, 2010 after a hearing with Judge Martha Cook."﻿

Please be advised that Judge Cook ordered me removed at the beginning of the hearing, not "after" as inferred by your letter. The hearing was transcribed and the
relevant pages are part of my affidavit dated November 1, 2010 marked exhibit 5 and attached hereto.

As for the circumstances of the removal, you wrote that "Deputy Brown advised that the Judge ordered you to leave after a disruption in the courtroom." I take issue with
the "disruption" characterization. The record shows I made appropriate speaking motions for the circumstances.

Attached you fill find Dr. Karin Huffer’s letter dated October 28, 2010. Dr. Huffer is my ADA Advocate. Dr. Huffer wrote that she created a reasonable ADA Accommodation
request for me and that document was properly and timely filed. Nonetheless Court Counsel David Rowland denied the request by letter dated July 9, 2010.﻿

Dr. Huffer also wrote I have been subjected to ongoing denial of accommodations, exploitation of my disabilities, am routinely denied participatory and testimonial
access to the court, discriminated against in brutal ways, ridiculed by the opposition, and accused of malingering by the Judge. Dr. Huffer also wrote that I face risk to life and health and
exhaustion of the ability to continue to pursue justice.

Because of the foregoing it was appropriate for me to file a federal ADA/Civil Rights lawsuit against the 13th Judicial Circuit, see Gillespie v 13th Judicial Circuit et
al, case no. 5:10-cv-00503, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division. Judge Cook is a defendant in her capacity as a judge and personally. You can read about the
lawsuit and download the complaint on my website at http://yousue.org/ and here http://yousue.org/litigation/

As set forth in my attached affidavit of October 28, 2010, exhibit 3, my lawsuit against Judge Cook and the 13th Judicial Circuit was filed the morning of September 28,
2010 just after the court opened 8:30am in Ocala, Florida. I had hoped to file the lawsuit weeks earlier but could not. When I arrived in Tampa for the hearing before Judge Cook at 11:00am she was
unaware of the lawsuit. Therefore I had a duty to inform her prior to the hearing, and did so by handing a copy of the complaint to Deputy Henderson prior to the hearing and asked him to give it to
Judge Cook while she was still in chambers. This was not for service of process, but to inform Judge Cook that she was a defendant in a lawsuit. Rule 3, FRCP, Commencement of Action, a civil action
is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.﻿

Deputy Henderson refused to take the complaint from me, and he refused to hand it to Judge Cook in chambers. Instead Deputy Henderson went back to Judge Cook’s
chambers where I assume he said something to the judge. As such Deputy Henderson left me no choice but to address the issue in open court as shown in the record.

By way of background, in August 2005 I sued my former lawyers Barker, Rodems & Cook for about $8,000 the lawyers unlawfully took from a settlement. Mr. Rodems is
unlawfully representing the firm against me, a former client in a matter that is the same as the prior representation. His independent judgment as a lawyer is compromised by his conflict of interest
in this case. On March 6, 2006 Mr. Rodems intentionally disrupted the tribunal with a strategic maneuver to gain an unfair advantage. Mr. Rodems submitted a sworn affidavit that misrepresented an
argument we had during a phone call to set a hearing to disqualify him as counsel. In February 2010 Kirby Rainesberger of the Tampa Police Department determined that Mr. Rodems was not right or
accurate in representing to the court as an "exact quote" language that clearly was not an exact quote. You can read about the matter here: http://yousue.org/ryan-christopher-rodems/﻿

Initially I had a good working relationship with Judge Nielsen and his judicial assistant Myra Gomez. I prevailed on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Strike
September 26, 2005. But after Rodems’ stunt Judge Nielsen did not manage the case properly, favored Defendants in rulings, and responded to me sarcastically from the bench. Judge Nielsen later
recused himself as trial judge.

In 2007 I hired Gainesville attorney Robert W. Bauer to represent me. The record shows more hostility from Mr. Rodems, including threats of sanctions. Mr. Rodems filed
two section 57.105 motions against Mr. Bauer. Rodems filed four section 57.105 motions against me. Mr. Rodems obtained sanctions of $11,550 against me for discovery errors and a misplaced defense to
a phony libel counterclaim. Rodems voluntarily withdrew the counterclaim September 28, 2010. It was an abuse of process to extort a settlement.

Mr. Bauer represented me for over a year. One of his last statements on the record was the following: "…Mr. Rodems has, you know, decided to take a full nuclear blast
approach instead of us trying to work this out in a professional manner. It is my mistake for sitting back and giving him the opportunity to take this full blast attack." (transcript, August 14,
2008, emergency hearing, the Honorable Marva Crenshaw, p. 16, line 24).﻿

Mr. Bauer is now facing a bar inquiry over the representation, Florida Bar File No. 2011-00,073(8B). You can read about it here:
http://yousue.org/bar-complaint-of-robert-w-bauer/

I regret bringing a lawsuit in Hillsborough County, a jurisdiction plagued by scandal, unprofessional behavior, and worse, as shown here:
http://yousue.org/13th-judicial-circuit-hillsborough-co-florida/

From the outset Judge Cook has denied me the basic requirements of justice, fairness and equality that we should all expect from our courts. Acting under the color of
law, Judge Cook’s falsification of records and other such are willful acts to intended to deprive or conspire to deprive me of my rights. I request you investigate this matter.

At this time I do not believe it is safe for me to enter the Edgecomb Courthouse or attend any hearings in the 13th Judicial Circuit. My concerns extend beyond Mr.
Rodems’ stunts. I am concerned with judges acting unlawfully under the color of law and worse. I am also disappointed by the behavior of Deputy Henderson as described above. And you have my concerns
about statements attributed to Deputy Brown.﻿

Please advise what I can expect from you and an investigation of Judge Cook. Thank you.

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Columbus's so-called "discovery" of America, continued with settlement by brave Pilgrims, won its independence from England with the American Revolution, and then expanded westward until it became
the enormous, rich country you see today.

That is the origin myth. It omits three key facts about the birth and growth of the United States as a nation. Those facts demonstrate that White Supremacy is
fundamental to the existence of this country.Read

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bill.

60 Minutes' Steve Kroft Talks To Carl HiaasenIn a little less than a
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Carl Hiaasen.

Carl Hiaasen on Florida:

"The Sunshine State is a paradise of scandals teeming with drifters, deadbeats, and misfits drawn here by some dark primordial
calling like demented trout. And you'd be surprised how many of them decide to run for public office."

In 1902, 140,000 miners went on strike, wanting higher pay, shorter work hours, and better housing.....Roosevelt...use[d] the military to run the mines in the "public
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Pro labor: Labor is prior to, and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first
existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much higher consideration.Abraham
Lincoln pro labor quote﻿

Todayeconomic slaveryhas many people indebt chains. Economic or debt slavery ismore efficientfor its masters than the slavery of the Old South. Debt slaves must
feed, house and clothe themselves. Thedebt slave masters, thebanks,credit card companies, and even student loan providers, all rely upon the courts and justice system for enforcement of debt. When economic slaves can’t pay back their debt, they are told to get a second job. Or a third job.

Meanwhile, when thewell-connected mastersof economic slaves get in a financial bind, and
bring our economy to the brink of collapse, they call on politicians in Washington, DC for bailouts.Bankers don’t get second
or third jobs, they get million-dollar bonuses.

Theeconomic slave mastershave access to the best lawyers, sympathetic judges, and sheriff’s
deputies ready to haul the debt slave to court, or throw him and his family out of their
home and into the street. Does anyone see a problem with thisscenario? Where is the John Brown for today’sdebt slaves?﻿

The State Department's top spokesman resigned Sunday, three days after criticizing the Pentagon for its treatment of [Manning]...P.J. Crowley, the assistant secretary of State for public affairs, told a group at [MIT]...that the Pentagon's treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning was "ridiculous and stupid and
counterproductive." His comments were made public by a blogger who attended the session.More here, and Politico, andThe Washington
Post

FORTY years ago today, The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a seminal moment not only for freedom of the press but also for the role of
whistle-blowers — like Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the papers to expose the mishandling of the war in Vietnam — in defending our democracy.Read more﻿﻿

Senior ranking US military leaders have so distorted the truth when communicating with the US Congress and American people in regards to conditions on the ground in
Afghanistan that the truth has become unrecognizable.Read
more﻿

"I really don't like the term 'PTSD,’” Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Shay told PBS' "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" in 2010. "He says the diagnostic
definition of "post-traumatic stress disorder" is a fine description of certain instinctual survival skills that persist into everyday life after a person has been in mortal danger — but the
definition doesn't address the entirety of a person's injury after the trauma of war. "I view the persistence into civilian life after battle," he says, "... as the simple or primary
injury." Dr. Shay on YouTube

Dr. Shay has his own name for the thing the clinical definition of PTSD leaves out. He calls it "moral injury" — and the term is catching on with both the VA and the
Department of Defense.

Moral injury, Dr. Shay says, can happen when "there is a betrayal of what's right by someone who holds legitimate authority in a high-stakes situation."read more

The Marine Corps, the most male of the armed services, is taking its first steps toward integrating women into war-fighting units, starting with its infantry officer
school at Quantico, Va., and ground combat battalions that had once been closed to women.

Stars and Stripes exists to provide independent news and information to the U.S. military community, comprised
of active-duty, DoD civilians, contractors, and their families. Unique among the many Department of Defense authorized news outlets, only Stars and Stripes is guaranteed First Amendment privileges
that are subject to Congressional oversight.﻿ Go to the website

Our motto: "FIGHTING FOR THE TRUTH. . .EXPOSING THE CORRUPT" is our battle cry! We go after, not only pompous brasshats and as COL. David Hackworth so ably put it -
the "perfumed princes" like Gen. Wesley Clark - but Gestapo-like MP's, CID, NIS, OIS and other alphabet agency "bully boys" who ignore the Constitution of the United States and the right to Due
Process.﻿

Major Heather Penney recounts the drama in the skies after District of Columbia Air National Guard pilots scrambled to intercept incoming hostile planes. She
describes why F-16’s initially took off from Andrews Air Force Base unarmed – and what she was prepared to do to bring down a plane piloted by terrorists. And she recounts how later that day she
helped escort President Bush and Air Force One back to Andrews Air Force Base.﻿ C-Span
Interview

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Seven Year Anniversary - YouSue.org to NoSue.org

Seven years ago I started the Justice Network with the domain name YouSue.org. This name was chosen in the spirit of YouTube, the video-sharing website that
empowered ordinary people to produce and share video.

Through this website I have met folks from all over the country. Some of their stories are profiled here. Many have reached the conclusion that America’s justice system is broken.

The official Justice Network Internet address is now NoSue.org. This reflects the sad truth that for most Americans the justice system is broken, just a parody of justice. Reform American courts or
avoid them. Your life, health and wealth is at risk. But don’t just take my word, listen to the experts on this site.

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